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Patterns of Virus Exposure and Presumed Household Transmission among Persons with Coronavirus Disease, United States, January–April 2020
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 27, Iss 9, Pp 2323-2332 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021.
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Abstract
- We characterized common exposures reported by a convenience sample of 202 US patients with coronavirus disease during January–April 2020 and identified factors associated with presumed household transmission. The most commonly reported settings of known exposure were households and healthcare facilities; among case-patients who had known contact with a confirmed case-patient compared with those who did not, healthcare occupations were more common. Among case-patients without known contact, use of public transportation was more common. Within the household, presumed transmission was highest from older (>65 years) index case-patients and from children to parents, independent of index case-patient age. These findings may inform guidance for limiting transmission and emphasize the value of testing to identify community-acquired infections.
- Subjects :
- Microbiology (medical)
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
Epidemiology
Convenience sample
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Disease
medicine.disease_cause
Virus
law.invention
2019 novel coronavirus disease
respiratory infections
law
Environmental health
Health care
household transmission
medicine
Humans
viruses
Patterns of Virus Exposure and Presumed Household Transmission among Persons with Coronavirus Disease, United States, January–April 2020
Child
Coronavirus
Aged
Family Characteristics
business.industry
SARS-CoV-2
Research
DNA Viruses
COVID-19
Limiting
United States
zoonoses
Infectious Diseases
Transmission (mechanics)
coronavirus disease
Medicine
business
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806059 and 10806040
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2420dae7c75fec8bd9e94c2df51565e9